Grace General Hospital

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About Grace General Hospital

Grace General Hospital, located at 300 Booth Drive in Winnipeg's St. James-Assiniboia neighbourhood, operates a 24/7 Emergency Department serving the west side of the city as one of only three acute care hospitals in Winnipeg. As a 270-bed facility and operating division of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, it provides a full continuum of emergency, critical care, surgical, and medical services including after-hours emergency general surgery. Patients requiring orthopedic trauma, ICU-level monitoring, or complex surgical intervention will find Grace well-equipped to handle high-acuity needs.

Services & Specialties

24/7 Emergency Department, Critical Care / ICU, After-hours emergency general surgery, Orthopedic and trauma surgery, Urology and gynecology surgery, Endoscopy, General surgery, Internal medicine, Cardiology services, Diagnostic imaging, Laboratory services, Respiratory therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Clinical nutrition services, Palliative and hospice care, Cancer care, Indigenous health services, Adult Medical Clinic (outpatient), Walk-In Clinic (Access Winnipeg West).

Amenities

• Tim Hortons
• Cafe Pearl
• On-site pharmacy
• Laboratory services
• Diagnostic imaging
• Gift shop
• ATM
• Canada Post mailbox
• WRHA Virtual Library
• Free taxi and Transit-Plus phone line (in ED)
• Smoke-free and scent-free facility

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Tips Before You Go

• If you need a security escort to or from your vehicle in the parking lot, call 204-837-0366 — this service is available at any hour.
• Pay your parking fees at the pay stations near the ER entrance or Main Entrance before you leave, rather than hunting for a cashier on the way out.
• If you are arriving by Handi-Transit (Transit-Plus), direct your driver to the Admitting Entrance rather than the main ER door for the smoothest drop-off.
• Grace Hospital has a Walk-In Clinic through Access Winnipeg West attached to the campus — if your concern is non-urgent, this may be a faster option than the ER.
• Blue directional signage throughout the hospital will help you navigate to the Emergency Department, ICU, and other departments without getting turned around.

What to Bring

• Provincial health card (Manitoba Health Card)
• Government-issued photo ID
• List of current medications, doses, and allergies
• Any relevant medical records or recent test results
• Insurance information (for non-covered services or out-of-province visitors)
• Phone charger or portable battery pack
• Comfortable clothing and a light jacket (ERs can be cool)
• Snacks and water for a potentially long wait

Parking

Paid parking is available on-site; payment is made at pay stations located near the Emergency Department entrance, Main Entrance, and within the Access Winnipeg West building at the end of your visit. Change is available at the cashier/inquiry desk near Admitting. The accessible South Parking Lot won the 2014 Winnipeg Access Award for Universal Design. Security escorts to and from your vehicle are available by calling 204-837-0366. Emergency contact stations and Assistance buttons are located throughout the lots. Limited street parking is available on nearby streets — check posted time limits. Drop-off and pick-up is permitted at the Main, Admitting, Emergency, and Dorothy Wood Building entrances.

Getting There

Winnipeg Transit bus stops are located on Pearl McGonigal Way directly in front of Grace Hospital. Routes serving the hospital include 22, 220, FX3, 883, 885, and the BLUE rapid transit route. Transit-Plus (Handi-Transit) passengers should request drop-off at the Admitting Entrance. A free direct phone line to Transit-Plus and local taxi services is available inside the Emergency Department.

Frequently Asked Questions

About ER Wait Times

Emergency departments use triage. Patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.

Wait times are estimates based on Manitoba health data. Actual wait times may vary.

We check our own accuracy. Forecasting two hours ahead, the ERstat estimate was typically off by 33 minutes against what hospitals themselves later posted, compared with 41 minutes for the hospital's own current figure, and was the closer of the two 58% of the time. See the full scorecard, or how we work the number out.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.